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250 Most Common English Words | English Speeches
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ABOUT
(Of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
ACCEPT
Receive willingly something given or offered
ACCOUNT
A record or narrative description of past events
ACROSS
To the opposite side
ACT
Behave in a certain manner
ACTION
Something done (usually as opposed to something said)
ADD
Join or combine or unite with others
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AFTER
Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
AGAIN
Anew
AGE
How long something has existed
AID
The activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
AIR
A mixture of gases required for breathing
ALLOW
Make it possible for something to happen
ANSWER
A statement made to reply to a question or criticism
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AREA
The extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
ARM
A human limb
ARMY
A permanent organization of a nation's military land forces
ASK
Make a request or demand for something to somebody
ATTACK
An offensive against an enemy
ATTEMPT
Make an effort
BACK
The posterior part of a human (or animal) body
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BAD
Having undesirable or negative qualities
BANK
Financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money
BASE
Lowest support of a structure
CHAMPION
Someone who has won first place in a competition
EVERYDAY
Commonplace and ordinary
BEAT
Hit repeatedly
BECOME
Come into existence
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BEST
Having the most positive qualities
BETTER
Superior to another in excellence or quality or desirability
BIT
A small piece or quantity of something
BITE
To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
BLACK
Being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
BLUE
Of the color intermediate between green and violet
BODY
An individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
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BOOK
An object consisting of a number of pages bound together
BREAK
Destroy the integrity of
BRING
Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
BROTHER
A male with the same parents as someone else
BROWN
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth
BUILD
Make by combining materials and parts
BUY
Obtain by purchase
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CALL
Utter a sudden loud cry
CAN
Airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
CAR
A motor vehicle with four wheels
CARE
Providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
CARRY
Physically move while supporting, by vehicle, hands, or body
CAUSE
Events that provide the generative force of something
CHANCE
An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon
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CHANGE
Become different in some particular way
CHARGE
Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
CHIEF
The head of a tribe or clan
CHILD
A human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
CLAIM
Assert or affirm strongly
CLASS
A collection of things sharing a common attribute
CLEAR
Readily apparent to the mind
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CLUB
A formal association of people with similar interests
COLD
Having a low or inadequate temperature
COLOUR
A visual attribute of things from the light they emit
COME
Move toward, travel toward
COMING
Of the relatively near future
COMMON
Having no special distinction or quality
COMMUNITY
A group of people living in a particular local area
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COMPANY
An institution created to conduct business
COMPLETE
Having all necessary qualities
CONCERN
Something that interests you because it is important
CONDITION
A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
CONFERENCE
A prearranged meeting for consultation or discussion
CONSIDER
Think about carefully; weigh
CONTINUE
Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
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CONTROL
Power to direct or determine
COST
Be priced at
COURSE
A connected series of events or actions or developments
COURT
An assembly to conduct judicial business
COVER
Provide with a covering or cause to be covered
CUP
A small open container usually used for drinking
CURRENT
Occurring in or belonging to the present time
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CUT
Separate with or as if with an instrument
DEAL
Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
DECIDE
Reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something
DEMAND
Request urgently and forcefully
DESIGN
The act of working out the form of something
DIE
Lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life
DIFFICULT
Requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish
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DIRECT
Proceeding without deviation; straight and short
DIRECTOR
Someone who controls resources and expenditures
DO
Engage in
DOLLAR
The basic monetary unit in many countries
DOOR
A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room
or building or vehicle
DOWN
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level
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DRAW
Cause to move by pulling
DRIVE
Operate or control a vehicle
DRUG
A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
EASY
Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
EFFECT
A phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
EFFORT
Use of physical or mental energy; hard work
END
Either extremity of something that has length
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ENOUGH
Sufficient for the purpose
EVEN
Being level or straight or regular and without variation
EVENT
Something that happens at a given place and time
EYE
The organ of sight
FACE
The front of the human head from the forehead to the chin
FAIL
Be unable
FALL
Descend freely under the influence of gravity
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FAMILY
Primary social group; parents and children
FAR
At or to or from a great distance in space
FEAR
An emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
FEEL
Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
FIGHT
Be engaged in a contest or struggle
FIGURE
The form or shape of a person's body
FILM
A series of moving pictures that tells a story
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FINAL
An examination administered at the end of an academic term
FIND
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
FIRM
Not soft or yielding to pressure
FLY
Travel through the air; be airborne
FOLLOW
Travel behind, go after, or come after
FORCE
Influence that results in motion, stress, etc. When applied
FREE
Able to act at will
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FULL
Containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
FUND
A reserve of money set aside for some purpose
FURTHER
To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage
FUTURE
The time yet to come
GAME
An amusement or pastime
GENERAL
Applying to all or most members of a category or group
GET
Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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GIRL
A young woman
GIVE
Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract
GO
Change location
GOOD
Having desirable or positive qualities
GREAT
A person who has achieved distinction in some field
GREEN
Of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum
GROUND
The solid part of the earth's surface
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GROUP
Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
GROW
Increase in size by natural process
HARD
Resisting weight or pressure
HEAR
Perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
HELP
Give assistance; be of service
HIT
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
HOLD
Have in one's hands or grip
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HOME
Where you live at a particular time
HOST
A person who invites guests to a social event
HUSBAND
A male partner in a marriage
INDUSTRY
The action of making of goods and services for sale
INTEREST
A sense of concern with and curiosity about something
ISSUE
Some situation or event that is thought about
JOIN
Cause to become joined or linked
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KEEP
Continue a certain state, condition, or activity
KILL
Cause to die
KNOW
Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
LABOUR
Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
LAND
The solid part of the earth's surface
LARGE
Above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude
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LAST
Coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the
only one remaining
LATE
At or toward an end or late period or stage of development
LATER
Happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
LAUGH
Produce laughter
LAW
The collection of rules imposed by authority
LEAD
Take somebody somewhere
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LEARN
Gain knowledge or skills
LEAST
The superlative of ‘little’ that can be used with mass nouns and is
usually preceded by ‘the’; a quantifier meaning smallest in
amount or extent or degree
LEAVE
Go away from a place
LET
Actively cause something to happen
LINE
A length without breadth or thickness
LIVE
Have life, be alive
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LOCAL
Of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular area
LONG
Primarily spatial sense
LOVE
A strong positive emotion of regard and affection
LOW
Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
MAIN
Most important element
MAJOR
Greater in scope or effect
MAKE
Perform or carry out
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MATCH
A formal contest in which people or teams compete
MEAN
Denote or connote
MIGHT
Physical strength
MOVE
Change location
OPEN
Affording free passage or access
OUT
Moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one
that is enclosed or hidden
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OVER
Beyond the top or upper surface or edge
OWN
Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person
PAGE
One side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter
etc.) Or the written or pictorial matter it contains
PAPER
A material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or
rags or certain grasses
PARTY
Occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction
PASS
Go across or through
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PAST
Earlier than the present time; no longer current
PAY
Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
PERSON
A human being
PLACE
A point located with respect to surface features of a region
PLAN
A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved
PLANT
A living organism without the power to move
PLAY
Engage in recreational activities rather than work
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POINT
A distinguishing or individuating characteristic
POSITION
The particular part of space occupied by something
POSSIBLE
Capable of happening or existing
POUND
16 ounces avoirdupois
POWER
Possession of the qualities required to do something
PRESS
Exert pressure or force to or upon
PRESSURE
The exertion of force to a surface
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PRICE
The amount of money needed to purchase something
PROBLEM
A question raised for consideration or solution
PROCESS
A particular course of action intended to achieve a result
PRODUCE
Bring forth or yield
PRODUCT
An artifact that has been created by someone or some process
PROGRAMME
A series of goals to be accomplished
PROVIDE
Give something useful or necessary to
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PUBLIC
Not private
PUT
Cause to be in a certain state
QUESTION
A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
QUICK
Moving rapidly and lightly
RACE
A contest of speed
REACH
Move forward or upward in order to touch
READ
Look at and say out loud something written or printed
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REASON
A logical motive for a belief or action
RECEIVE
Get something; come into possession of
RECORD
Anything providing permanent evidence about past events
RED
The chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
RELEASE
Grant freedom to; free from confinement
REMAIN
Continue in a place, position, or situation
REMEMBER
Recall knowledge; have a recollection
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REPORT
To give an account or representation of in words
RESEARCH
A seeking for knowledge
RESULT
Something that follows as a consequence
RETURN
Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has
been before
RISE
Move upward
ROAD
An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
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ROLE
The actions and activities assigned to a person or group
ROOM
An area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
RULE
Prescribed guide for conduct or action
RUN
Move fast by using one's feet
SAY
Utter aloud
SEASON
One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the
equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
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SEE
Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
SELL
Exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
SEND
Cause to go somewhere
SET
Put into a certain place or abstract location
SHARE
Assets belonging to an individual person or group
SHORT
Having little length or lacking in length
SHOW
Make visible or noticeable
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SIDE
A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference
location
SIGN
A visible clue that something has happened or is present
SINGLE
Existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or
individual
SISTER
A female person who has the same parents as another person
SIT
Take a seat
SORT
A category of things distinguished by some common
characteristic or quality
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SPEAK
Use language
SPECIAL
Adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
SPEND
Pass time in a specific way
STAFF
A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
STAGE
Any distinct time period in a sequence of events
STAND
Be standing; be upright
STAR
A celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy
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